SCARF OF THE DAY - Which scarf are you wearing today?

[dooneybaby]

I tend to lean toward purples and oranges, but I'll wear anything with pop. I'll even wear the summery colors in the winter.

 

[frou frou]

I shall be sorting through my scarf colours later for some photos to share.

There are some scarves that attract me a lot , and after much hunting land through the letterbox only to pull a very nasty surprise : they drain the daylights out of me, and my palish warm toned skin looks positively greyish-green :throw up:

My return to H addiction came after reading various blogs, and one scarf in particular held me in thrall after reading Scarf Addict's blog , Carnaval de Venise in primary colours .
When it arrived I couldn't believe how bad I looked LOL, but I soldiered on for a couple of years determined to wear it until I let it go quite recently.
It did look halfway decent when worn with an eau de nil silk shirt . Lesson learnt , wear these colours in small amounts but dilute with more colour and never wear with black or white

The other scarf that really hated me was Passiflores an old design I've always adored , and although flowery designs don't normally interest me , this colour combo sold it. My colours ….orange, blue and lime green ,it was going to become my signature !
When it arrived I was struck by the sheer beauty of it , design and colours out of this world gorgeous .
But the long awaited Passifores blended so seamlessly with my skin ,hair and eyes it was difficult to see where scarf ended and I began.
It came out for photos and was dispatched to a new owner within days !

So : no pale warm colours, and no bright primary ones either.
Having colours done has no appeal for me , I prefer the road test route !

Meet my bad boys : Carnaval de Venise and Passiflores

 

[eliwon]

Hot and Humid here, but no rain or thunderstorms…

I came out a "cool" for almost all your questions, Lisa. I have always been attracted to cool colors -blue, green , purple, bluish reds rather than orange,gold, yellow.
Colors like dusty pink, grayish toned colors, do me no favors…

And I love the ocean from navy to aqua to teal.
Let's see what is my fav color?
(note: I do have a few scarves NOT pictured… LOL!)

What a wonderful sea of blue shades, literally speaking! These are the colours of my youth, and still for summer in our Northern European light. For autumn and winter I am drawn to rich browns, greys and black. But just going through my blues to prepare for the arrival of a new to me turqoise Trim II, 31 cm bag, I pulled out no less than ten scarves which hopefully will play nicely up to the bag. And, BTW, at least being your step sister as for the Pavements😀

 

[Bova123]

Hot and Humid here, but no rain or thunderstorms…

I came out a "cool" for almost all your questions, Lisa. I have always been attracted to cool colors -blue, green , purple, bluish reds rather than orange,gold, yellow.
Colors like dusty pink, grayish toned colors, do me no favors…

And I love the ocean from navy to aqua to teal.
Let's see what is my fav color?
(note: I do have a few scarves NOT pictured… LOL!)

I had my colors done about 15 years ago and I was told I was a cool winter. I have dark brown hair and blue/ green/ grey eyes that charge depending on what I wear. Since I started dying my hair I have a touch more warmth in it, but I'm trying to keep it very neutral. Blues, greens and purples definitely get me the most compliments. Most of my scarves are in this color family but usually with a warm twist that allows me to wear my gold birkin which was a gift from DH. My second love is neutrals. And then there are my wild cards that I just loved and seem to work for me, probably because they contain at least some cool colors.

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I've been learning over the past few years just how neutral my coloring is. I can wear warm or cool, ivory or blinding white, silver or gold (well, I'm allergic to gold)...

Red is my "color"—of all shades, warm and orange-y to cool and a wine grenat shade. Here are a couple of brilliant new red scarves I've gotten recently...

After seeing these gorgeous pictures from scarf1, pocketbook pup, and arabesques, I don't know what I am because I am drawn to, and love, all of these!!

 

[Bova123]

I came out half-and-half in the quiz!
On second thoughts, that's probably an accurate reflection of my scarf collection, half cool blues and half warm oranges.

Wonderful collection hat trick!

What a nice theme! Interesting to read about how others are dealing with this. I'm clearly a warm person (red hair, yellow skin tone) and think orange brings out my own colors, warm pinks are also my go to colors, but I do wear more cold tones like pink and purple once in awhile too! Even blue sometimes. (I might have posted some of the pics in another thread before, sorry about that. And some of them are shawls.. )

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Clearly you have found what works well for you thingumypoppy, beautiful collection

This is great! I love all the beautiful scarves!!!

I have dark brown hair (with a bit of red at the moment), dark brown eyes, olive skin. So I did the test and the answer to every question was warm. However, I love cool tones, such as blue, green, red, and I think those colors actually look good on me (I hope I'm not delusional ). I do like warm tones, but I really have to be careful with certain shades of yellow and orange. I think I fall into criteria of bright/saturated colors vs pale, if there is such. The moment I put on a pale pink, pale yellow, light blue, or yellowish-orange (vs. burnt orange or orange with coral undertones), my face immediately looks grey, completely washes me out.

This is my little collection. I think they all look good on me, with an exception of Jardin de Leila, not sure about that one, but my daughter's name is Layla, so I couldn't pass on it. If I don't wear it, I'll pass it on to her.

Thanks for letting me share.

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I am totally on board with your analysis expatwife. I have similar coloring and feel what works best for me are bright and saturated colors, and my scarf collection definitely reflects that!

 

[birkinmary]

Twins!! I was just about to post my pics of this gorgeous chemins that I wore the other day also.

I've been so behind on this thread that replying to posts have been hard bc I have to catch up. But can I just say "OMG you went to the factory in Lyon!" Wow!! Must've been amazing! So jelly! . And your posts are always always always beautiful! Just like you!!

Posting my mod pics of CS next

Wow, that looks gorgeous on you, birkinmary! It looks so alive against your classy black look!!

A gorgeous and fun map of Paris?? I must find this design marietouchet! Thank you for posting these great pictures of your beauties.


So very pretty birkinmary, and with your bags...perfection!!

Just stunning.

Beautiful. Careful it is a slippery slope.

Love it.

If I don't have this I need it. Fabulous JP!

Thank you, dear marietouchet and BkM, for sharing les Amoureux de Paris scarf. It's very elegant!

Thank you all for your kind comments on my Chemins, I'd like to quote you separately but as usual, I'm in a hurry. Happy Monday to you all!!!!

 

[birkinmary]

I've told you many times how much I love this GMS, Equateur:

 

[Bova123]

I tend to lean toward purples and oranges, but I'll wear anything with pop. I'll even wear the summery colors in the winter.

Amazing collection dooneybaby!

I shall be sorting through my scarf colours later for some photos to share.

There are some scarves that attract me a lot , and after much hunting land through the letterbox only to pull a very nasty surprise : they drain the daylights out of me, and my palish warm toned skin looks positively greyish-green :throw up:

My return to H addiction came after reading various blogs, and one scarf in particular held me in thrall after reading Scarf Addict's blog , Carnaval de Venise in primary colours .
When it arrived I couldn't believe how bad I looked LOL, but I soldiered on for a couple of years determined to wear it until I let it go quite recently.
It did look halfway decent when worn with an eau de nil silk shirt . Lesson learnt , wear these colours in small amounts but dilute with more colour and never wear with black or white

The other scarf that really hated me was Passiflores an old design I've always adored , and although flowery designs don't normally interest me , this colour combo sold it. My colours ….orange, blue and lime green ,it was going to become my signature !
When it arrived I was struck by the sheer beauty of it , design and colours out of this world gorgeous .
But the long awaited Passifores blended so seamlessly with my skin ,hair and eyes it was difficult to see where scarf ended and I began.
It came out for photos and was dispatched to a new owner within days !

So : no pale warm colours, and no bright primary ones either.
Having colours done has no appeal for me , I prefer the road test route !

Meet my bad boys : Carnaval de Venise and Passiflores

I 100% understand your dilemna with picking scarves froufrou...I recently found Au Fil du Carré in what I thought would be a perfect colorway for me, but alas no! I am in the midst of finding a new home for this wonderful scarf, lesson learned!

 

[Bova123]

I've told you many times how much I love this GMS, Equateur:


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Gorgeous birkinmary! I have been on the search for this design in this colorway forever! Someday I hope!!

 

[expatwife]

I've told you many times how much I love this GMS, Equateur:





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OMG, this is one of the most beautiful GMs 8've ever seen! Amazing!

 

[momasaurus]

Hot and Humid here, but no rain or thunderstorms…

I came out a "cool" for almost all your questions, Lisa. I have always been attracted to cool colors -blue, green , purple, bluish reds rather than orange,gold, yellow.
Colors like dusty pink, grayish toned colors, do me no favors…

And I love the ocean from navy to aqua to teal.
Let's see what is my fav color?
(note: I do have a few scarves NOT pictured… LOL!)

Drooling!!! These are my favorite colors also. Dreamy fantasies. I must have been a fish in a previous life.

 

[momasaurus]

I've been learning over the past few years just how neutral my coloring is. I can wear warm or cool, ivory or blinding white, silver or gold (well, I'm allergic to gold)...

Red is my "color"—of all shades, warm and orange-y to cool and a wine grenat shade. Here are a couple of brilliant new red scarves I've gotten recently...

Your new reds are stunning! You look fabulous!

 

[momasaurus]

I came out half-and-half in the quiz!
On second thoughts, that's probably an accurate reflection of my scarf collection, half cool blues and half warm oranges.

Variety is nice!

 

[momasaurus]

I tend to lean toward purples and oranges, but I'll wear anything with pop. I'll even wear the summery colors in the winter.

Thanks for sharing your great collection - and now you have pushed me over the edge wanting Les Confessions......!!

 

[megt10]

I've told you many times how much I love this GMS, Equateur:


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You look beautiful. Love the shawl.